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Sector Dynamics Comparison Studio

Compare sector entry, exit, and employment histories against national Business Dynamics Statistics. All comparisons retain the published year, rate, denominator, and population.

Sector universe
19
complete two-digit histories
Annual coverage
1978-2023
46 common years
Published measures
6
5,520 exact observations
Comparison limit
2-4
sectors plus U.S. baseline
Common years1978-2023 for every sector
Comparable unitspublished BDS percentages
Source custodyU.S. Census Bureau

Ranks describe rate magnitude, not competitive quality.

Longitudinal comparison workspace

Cross-sector trajectories without a composite score

184 displayed sector and national values across 46 exact BDS years.
Entering establishments as a share of the Census BDS establishment denominator.
Sector selection 3 / 4

Period

Unrecognized comparison filters were replaced with the nearest valid BDS state.

Workspace

Analyze exact observations

Comparison lens

Entry rate, 1978-2023
Latest spread
6.186 pp
2023 high to low
Spread change
-5.405 pp
narrower since 1978
Highest published rate
56
12.905% / not a quality rank
Closest to U.S.
56
+2.297 pp

Published sector trajectories

Establishment entry rate

Rates remain in their published Census units.
Selected year2023+6.186 pp sector spread
U.S. rate
10.608%
Published national rate
52 Finance and insurance
8.115%
-2.493 pp vs U.S.
42 Wholesale trade
6.719%
-3.889 pp vs U.S.
56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
12.905%
+2.297 pp vs U.S.
1978: 52 10.994%; 42 12.803%; 56 22.585%1979: 52 11.047%; 42 11.26%; 56 21.915%1980: 52 9.336%; 42 10.808%; 56 20.339%1981: 52 9.767%; 42 11.67%; 56 19.936%1982: 52 8.677%; 42 11.26%; 56 19.021%1983: 52 12.964%; 42 11.11%; 56 19.507%1984: 52 11.694%; 42 11.51%; 56 19.935%1985: 52 11.318%; 42 11.54%; 56 20.253%1986: 52 11.318%; 42 11.899%; 56 20.569%1987: 52 11.937%; 42 12.188%; 56 20.817%1988: 52 12.816%; 42 11.895%; 56 20.231%1989: 52 14.653%; 42 11.411%; 56 19.555%1990: 52 12.15%; 42 11.059%; 56 18.636%1991: 52 17.192%; 42 11.146%; 56 17.323%1992: 52 10.408%; 42 10.423%; 56 16.555%1993: 52 10.238%; 42 10.471%; 56 16.864%1994: 52 12.878%; 42 10.617%; 56 16.979%1995: 52 11.048%; 42 10.815%; 56 17.501%1996: 52 11.048%; 42 11.038%; 56 17.0%1997: 52 13.444%; 42 10.54%; 56 17.336%1998: 52 12.667%; 42 10.008%; 56 15.857%1999: 52 13.06%; 42 9.092%; 56 14.245%2000: 52 12.94%; 42 9.48%; 56 13.722%2001: 52 13.049%; 42 9.797%; 56 13.938%2002: 52 13.349%; 42 9.593%; 56 14.44%2003: 52 12.933%; 42 9.347%; 56 14.294%2004: 52 12.299%; 42 9.446%; 56 14.824%2005: 52 13.222%; 42 8.901%; 56 14.556%2006: 52 14.192%; 42 9.732%; 56 16.372%2007: 52 13.118%; 42 9.066%; 56 14.562%2008: 52 10.43%; 42 8.657%; 56 13.775%2009: 52 8.909%; 42 7.534%; 56 12.156%2010: 52 8.711%; 42 7.958%; 56 12.189%2011: 52 8.511%; 42 8.329%; 56 12.721%2012: 52 9.667%; 42 8.029%; 56 12.551%2013: 52 8.019%; 42 8.021%; 56 13.072%2014: 52 8.67%; 42 7.64%; 56 12.57%2015: 52 8.822%; 42 7.551%; 56 12.636%2016: 52 9.585%; 42 7.442%; 56 12.969%2017: 52 7.745%; 42 7.192%; 56 11.273%2018: 52 8.396%; 42 6.714%; 56 11.033%2019: 52 8.09%; 42 6.664%; 56 12.127%2020: 52 7.455%; 42 6.416%; 56 12.52%2021: 52 9.136%; 42 7.234%; 56 14.117%2022: 52 9.399%; 42 7.828%; 56 13.598%2023: 52 8.115%; 42 6.719%; 56 12.905%
46 annual observationsPublished rates + U.S. contextNo interpolation

Selected-sector ledger

2023 position and window history

  1. Latest
    8.115%
    U.S. gap
    -2.493 pp
    Change
    -2.879 pp
    All-sector rank
    #14 / 19
    Window average
    10.987%
    Above U.S.
    15 / 46 years
  2. Latest
    6.719%
    U.S. gap
    -3.889 pp
    Change
    -6.084 pp
    All-sector rank
    #17 / 19
    Window average
    9.562%
    Above U.S.
    0 / 46 years
  3. Latest
    12.905%
    U.S. gap
    +2.297 pp
    Change
    -9.68 pp
    All-sector rank
    #4 / 19
    Window average
    15.91%
    Above U.S.
    46 / 46 years

Relative regime strip

Annual distance from the U.S. rate

Above U.S.Below U.S.
Selected year2023
52 -2.493 pp42 -3.889 pp56 +2.297 pp
52Finance and insurance
42Wholesale trade
56Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
197820002023

Exact annual comparison

Published rates and same-year U.S. gaps

46 annual rows
Establishment entry rate for the United States and selected Census BDS sectors.
YearUnited States524256
202310.608%baseline8.115%-2.493 pp6.719%-3.889 pp12.905%+2.297 pp
202211.651%baseline9.399%-2.252 pp7.828%-3.823 pp13.598%+1.947 pp
202110.845%baseline9.136%-1.709 pp7.234%-3.611 pp14.117%+3.272 pp
20209.637%baseline7.455%-2.182 pp6.416%-3.221 pp12.52%+2.883 pp
20199.613%baseline8.09%-1.523 pp6.664%-2.949 pp12.127%+2.514 pp
20189.414%baseline8.396%-1.018 pp6.714%-2.7 pp11.033%+1.619 pp
20179.675%baseline7.745%-1.93 pp7.192%-2.483 pp11.273%+1.598 pp
201610.194%baseline9.585%-0.609 pp7.442%-2.752 pp12.969%+2.775 pp
201510.025%baseline8.822%-1.203 pp7.551%-2.474 pp12.636%+2.611 pp
20149.906%baseline8.67%-1.236 pp7.64%-2.266 pp12.57%+2.664 pp
20139.807%baseline8.019%-1.788 pp8.021%-1.786 pp13.072%+3.265 pp
201210.018%baseline9.667%-0.351 pp8.029%-1.989 pp12.551%+2.533 pp
20119.886%baseline8.511%-1.375 pp8.329%-1.557 pp12.721%+2.835 pp
20109.495%baseline8.711%-0.784 pp7.958%-1.537 pp12.189%+2.694 pp
20099.281%baseline8.909%-0.372 pp7.534%-1.747 pp12.156%+2.875 pp
200810.307%baseline10.43%+0.123 pp8.657%-1.65 pp13.775%+3.468 pp
200711.761%baseline13.118%+1.357 pp9.066%-2.695 pp14.562%+2.801 pp
200612.495%baseline14.192%+1.697 pp9.732%-2.763 pp16.372%+3.877 pp
200511.615%baseline13.222%+1.607 pp8.901%-2.714 pp14.556%+2.941 pp
200411.511%baseline12.299%+0.788 pp9.446%-2.065 pp14.824%+3.313 pp
200311.425%baseline12.933%+1.508 pp9.347%-2.078 pp14.294%+2.869 pp
200211.911%baseline13.349%+1.438 pp9.593%-2.318 pp14.44%+2.529 pp
200110.99%baseline13.049%+2.059 pp9.797%-1.193 pp13.938%+2.948 pp
200010.848%baseline12.94%+2.092 pp9.48%-1.368 pp13.722%+2.874 pp
199911.115%baseline13.06%+1.945 pp9.092%-2.023 pp14.245%+3.13 pp
199811.438%baseline12.667%+1.229 pp10.008%-1.43 pp15.857%+4.419 pp
199712.2%baseline13.444%+1.244 pp10.54%-1.66 pp17.336%+5.136 pp
199611.795%baseline11.048%-0.747 pp11.038%-0.757 pp17.0%+5.205 pp
199512.058%baseline11.048%-1.01 pp10.815%-1.243 pp17.501%+5.443 pp
199411.885%baseline12.878%+0.993 pp10.617%-1.268 pp16.979%+5.094 pp
199311.509%baseline10.238%-1.271 pp10.471%-1.038 pp16.864%+5.355 pp
199211.577%baseline10.408%-1.169 pp10.423%-1.154 pp16.555%+4.978 pp
199112.358%baseline17.192%+4.834 pp11.146%-1.212 pp17.323%+4.965 pp
199012.683%baseline12.15%-0.533 pp11.059%-1.624 pp18.636%+5.953 pp
198913.368%baseline14.653%+1.285 pp11.411%-1.957 pp19.555%+6.187 pp
198813.959%baseline12.816%-1.143 pp11.895%-2.064 pp20.231%+6.272 pp
198714.325%baseline11.937%-2.388 pp12.188%-2.137 pp20.817%+6.492 pp
198614.095%baseline11.318%-2.777 pp11.899%-2.196 pp20.569%+6.474 pp
198513.81%baseline11.318%-2.492 pp11.54%-2.27 pp20.253%+6.443 pp
198414.534%baseline11.694%-2.84 pp11.51%-3.024 pp19.935%+5.401 pp
198313.389%baseline12.964%-0.425 pp11.11%-2.279 pp19.507%+6.118 pp
198212.464%baseline8.677%-3.787 pp11.26%-1.204 pp19.021%+6.557 pp
198112.797%baseline9.767%-3.03 pp11.67%-1.127 pp19.936%+7.139 pp
198012.806%baseline9.336%-3.47 pp10.808%-1.998 pp20.339%+7.533 pp
197913.97%baseline11.047%-2.923 pp11.26%-2.71 pp21.915%+7.945 pp
197815.146%baseline10.994%-4.152 pp12.803%-2.343 pp22.585%+7.439 pp

Research reading

What changed, without assigning cause

01 / Latest spread56 to 42

The selected-sector spread is 6.186 pp in 2023, from 12.905% to 6.719%.

02 / Long-run spreadnarrower by 5.405 pp

The high-to-low spread moved from 11.591 pp in 1978 to 6.186 pp in 2023.

03 / National proximity56 / +2.297 pp

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services is closest to the national rate in the final selected year. This is descriptive proximity, not a competitive assessment.

Cross-sector Business Dynamics Statistics comparisons are descriptive rate differences within published Census sector universes. A higher rate or rank is not a quality score, and the comparison does not establish concentration, market power, a legal antitrust market, or the cause of entry, exit, job creation, job destruction, or reallocation.

Interpretation boundary

A comparison of flows, not a verdict on competition.

Business Dynamics Statistics describe establishment and job-flow activity in broad Census sectors. Cross-sector differences can frame research questions, but product-market definition, concentration, conduct, entry conditions, and causal identification require separate evidence.

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